1. Painful; related to or causing pain. ... 2. Relating to hypersensitivity to pain. ... Synonym: algetic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: al-jēz′ik Definitions: 1. Painful; related to or causing pain. 2. Relating to hypersensitivity to pain. Synonyms: algetic
algesic 1. Painful; related to or causing pain. 2. Relating to hypersensitivity to pain; also, algetic. Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other. —Laurence Sterne